Nordson Corp. shares dropped in the extended session Tuesday after the adhesives and materials company missed Wall Street estimates and forecast a rockier-than-expected quarter. Nordson shares fell 7% after hours, following a 1.3% decline in the regular session to close at $135.48. The company reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $93.9 million, or $1.62 a share, compared with $98.4 million, or $1.61 a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue declined to $559.7 million from $581.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of $1.81 a share on revenue of $587.7 million. Nordson said it "now expects flat to modest organic sales growth and unfavorable foreign currency effects of approximately 2 percent on sales as compared to the prior year." Analysts expect annual revenue of $2.24 billion, or 0.8% down from a year ago. "As we approach the end of our fiscal year, the effect of recent macroeconomic trends has had a more significant impact than most anticipated, particularly on electronics end markets," said Michael Hilton, who served as Nordson's president and CEO until July 31, in a statement.

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Nordson Corp NASDAQ/NGS:NDSNView full report here! Summary * ETFs holding this stock are seeing positive inflows but are weakening * Bearish sentiment is low * Economic output in this company's sector is contracting Bearish sentimentShort interest | PositiveShort interest is low for NDSN with fewer than 5% of shares on loan. The last change in the short interest score occurred more than 1 month ago and implies that there has been little change in sentiment among investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices. Money flowETF/Index ownership | NegativeETF activity is negative and may be weakening. The net inflows of $710 million over the last one-month into ETFs that hold NDSN are among the lowest of the last year and appear to be slowing. Economic sentimentPMI by IHS Markit | NegativeAccording to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managersâ€™ Index (PMI) data, output in the Industrialsis falling. The rate of decline is very significant relative to the trend shown over the past year, and is accelerating. The rate of contraction may ease in the coming months, however. Credit worthinessCredit default swapCDS data is not available for this security.Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com.Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing.This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.